Darien in McIntosh County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ashantilly

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 1, 2009

1. Ashantilly Marker

Inscription. Built ca. 1820, Ashantilly was the mainland residence of prominent antebellum planter Thomas Spalding (1774-1851), owner of the nearby Sapelo Island Plantation. The house, likely built by Spalding's slaves, was constructed of tabby, an equal mix of oyster shell, sand, water and lime. Ashantilly was named for Spalding's ancestral home in County Perth, Scotland. He died at Ashantilly and is interred in the family burial ground adjacent to the property. William G. Haynes, Jr. (1908-2001), proprietor of the Ashantilly Press, was the last private owner of Ashantilly. In 1993 the Haynes family donated the property to the Ashantilly Center, Inc.

Erected 2009 by Georgia Historical Society and The Lower Altamaha Historical Society. (Marker Number 95-5.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 31° 22.933′ N, 81° 24.927′ W. Marker is in Darien, Georgia, in McIntosh County. It is on Ridge Road (State Road 99), on the right when traveling north. Located south of Shantilly Road, north of St. Andrews Cemetery Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Darien GA 31305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles,

and on the Sea Islands.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Andrew's Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Birthplace of John McIntosh Kell (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tunis G. Campbell (approx. 1.2 miles away); Savannah Lumber Company - Mill Site (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Savannah Lumber Company (approx. 1.2 miles away); How Steam Engines Worked (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lower Bluff Sawmill (approx. 1.2 miles away); Guale Indian Village (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Darien.

Other markers no longer nearby. Fort Barrington (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Old River Road (was approx. 1.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Digital Library of Georgia. Ashantilly Plantation (Darien, Ga.) (Submitted on November 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 1, 2009

2. Ashantilly Marker

Ashantilly Marker, looking south along Ridge Road (State Road 99) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 1, 2009

3. Ashantilly Marker, looking south along Ridge Road (State Road 99)

Thomas Spalding Grave, nearby St. Andrews Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 1, 2009

4. Thomas Spalding Grave, nearby St. Andrews Cemetery

Spalding Family Cemetery plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 1, 2009

5. Spalding Family Cemetery plot

Thomas is at the rear-right

Photographed by David Seibert, March 5, 2002

6. Ashantilly

The house, in its final form, facing the Georgia marshes and Black Island Creek.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,415 times since then and 32 times this year. Last updated on November 6, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on November 6, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.